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Texas Proposition 12, Bonds for Highway Improvement Projects Amendment (2007)
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| Topic Bond issues and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported issuing up to $5 billion in general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing up to $5 billion in general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects. |
Election results
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670,186 | 62.60% | ||
| No | 400,383 | 37.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Transportation Commission to provide funding for highway improvement projects. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as Senate Joint Resolution 64 during the 80th regular legislative session in 2007.[1]
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Footnotes
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